Opinion: High Cost of Sexual Abuse by Foster Parents and Others

Occasionally, we will link to media opinions on aspects of adoption and child welfare that you may never have thought about. This opinion delves into the monetary costs associated with these cases.

Hat tip to a reader for forwarding this opinion piece to us. It mentions the recent Kenny Bryan case and Jerry Sandusky case–both from Pennsylvania.

Read the whole thing here  [Erie Times News 6/10/12]

A few figures pertaining to foster abuse cases: “On June 1, a federal jury in U.S. District Court in Erie awarded $8,654,769 to Kenny Bryan, 20, who sued two Erie County Office of Children and Youth social workers.”

“Pennsylvania State University is paying two public relations firms $208,000 a month for public relations and crisis management. The university donated $1.5 million to the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and $1.1 million to the Center for the Protection of Children at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital to train more doctors to treat sexual abuse victims.” [These figures do not take into account the unrealized losses including those from a reduction in donations to Penn State and Second Mile and the closing of Second Mile.]

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